By Polly Mikula On Wednesday, Aug. 16, U.S. Representative Becca Balint, D-Vt., met local officials at the Killington Welcome Center before heading out for a tour of flood damage in the eastern sections of East Mountain Road and connecting roads, including Bear Mountain Road and Trailside Drive where the group got out to see…

  By Katy Savage Woodstock is temporarily suspending short-term rental and bed and breakfast permits while the Planning Commission reviews enforcement and compliance issues.  The Woodstock Select Board voted unanimously Aug. 15 to suspend short term rental and bed and breakfast applications for six months, starting Oct. 1 and ending March 31. Steven Bauer, the…

  Un-permitted structures for paramilitary school must be removed and fines paid or face prison  Staff report A judge has thrown out a federal lawsuit against the town of Pawlet brought by resident Daniel Banyai as he attempts to build a paramilitary school. The lawsuit was dismissed Monday, Aug. 7 by U.S. District Court Judge…

  By Katy Savage A new Vermont survey shows more than 200 farmers had damages totaling over  $12 million in the July flood. There was damage to  more than 18,000 acres.  The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets  sent out the survey  to understand the scale of the damage  throughout the state in early…

  Rutland family, evacuated Friday, reflects By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger The water on Clover Street rose to the roof of Billy and Danielle Quintana’s car and rushed into their basement, last Friday, Aug. 7.  “It was life-changing,” Billy said, sitting on his porch next to his wife Monday morning. Inside their rental home, where they live…

  Stone craftsman Dan Snow completed a dry laid stone odeon (amphitheater) at Mission Farm in Killington, Aug. 3 after three months of diligent work. Rev. Lisa Ransom, vicar and executive director, said: “This project is a part of a ‘Radical Invitation’ that we are creating here, we hope the community will come see it,…

  New shed is part of school district allocation for outdoor classrooms By Polly Mikula The recent floods not only washed out roads and flooded buildings but the urgency of the resulting remediation work meant has meant redirecting workers. Priorities at the Mountain Views School District (formerly Windsor Central) included. One such project that was…

  Flooding was likely the culprit that led to fatality Staff report The Vermont State Police (VSP) located the body of a man believed to be missing Appalachian Trail hiker Robert Kerker, 67, of Rhinebeck, New York on Friday, July 28. Police said search crews located Kerker’s body along Stony Brook in Stockbridge about 1.5…

By Katy Savage The Killington Select Board is barring volunteers who quit or spoke negatively about the town from rejoining the fire department under the newly-hired fire chief. “Anyone who signed the letter (published in the Mountain Times, Rutland Herald and social media) or bad-mouthed the fire department through social media is not currently allowed…

  Staff report On Monday, July 31, nearly 100 friends, family and supporters joined “The Killington Paddle Ladies,” who hosted a sunset paddle on Kent Pond to celebrate the life of Barb Wood. Wood, a long time resident of Pittsfield, well-known photographer and former employee of Killington Resort, passed away last Tuesday, July 25, surrounded…

The Vermont State Police is looking for a missing 67-year-old man who was last seen on July 9 at the Inn at Long Trail in Killington. Robert Kerker was reported overdue by his family to the National Park Service on July 24. The Vermont State Police was contacted on the evening of July 24 to…

  Individuals directed to FEMA, businesses to ACCD; both to SBA By Polly Mikula Many throughout the region have been working hard to clean and rebuild their homes or businesses — and/or help others that have sustained damages.  Now more help is available; some in the form of grants, others as low interest loans. Business…

  Staff report Two South Woodstock residents died and two Stockbridge residents were in critical condition after a head-on crash on Route 4 in Mendon around 1 p.m. Monday, July 24. John Panoushek, 79, and Jean Panoushek, 74, of South Woodstock were pronounced dead at the scene.   Preliminary investigation revealed they were traveling west on…

  By Polly Mikula The town of Killington closed on a 70-acre piece of land off Nanak Way on Friday, July 7, for $700,000. The purchase is part of the town’s ongoing Killington Forward initiative, which, in addition to building a municipal water system and reconstructing Killington Road to be safer and support multimodal transportation…

Declaration provides more resources to help recovery   UPDATE: Administrator Deanne Criswell announced Tuesday evening, July 18, that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the state of Vermont to supplement state, local and tribal recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe flooding beginning on July 7 and continuing. The…